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C. E. SWENEY.

Thill Coupling.

No. 90.206. Patented May 18, 1869.

CHARLES E. SWENEY, OF GENE SEO, ILLINOIS.

Letters Patent No. 90,206, dated May 18, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN THHJL-COUPLING.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. SWENEY, of Geneseo, in the county of Henry, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Thill-Coupling; and I do hereby declare that the following is a i'ull,.clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being-had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in couplings for thills, shafts, and poles for carriages, and for all descriptions of highway-vehicles, whereby simplicity, durability, and perfect security are combined; and

A The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts as hereinafter described.

In the accompanying plate of drawings- Figure 1 represents a side view.

Figure 2 is a top view.

Figure 3 is a view of the part connected with the thill, detached.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the clip, which is attachedto the axle.

B B represent projections from the clip, with slots 0 next to the clip, and with circular-recesses below the slots for bearings for the pivots of the thill-portion, as seen in fig. 1.

The outer edges of these projections B B form arcs of circles, b, the radius of which circles is their distance from the centre of the pivots.

D represents the part of the coupling which is attached to the thill.

This consists of the block E, the inner side of which forms a concave, a, to fit the arcs of circles on the projections B B.

I1 is the shank, which is bolted to the thill or poleI G G represent the pivots.

The pivots form part of a T-shaped pin,. ma rked J, the body of which fits between the projections B B,

with a shank or foot, which passes through the block ling is completed) by first elevating them to a vertical position, when the pivots at oncefind their proper bearings.

They are then brought down to the proper position, as seen in fig. 1.

It will be seen that any amount of play (up and down) is allowed, and that means are always at hand for preventing the disagreeable rattling so common in couplings of ordinary construction.

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Lett'crs Patent, is-

The clip A, with its projections B B,'the thill part D, with the block E, pivot-pin J, and nut H, constructed, arranged, combined, and operating substantially as and for the purposes herein shown and described. i

. CHARLES E. SWENEY,

Witnesses: A

F. H. MOARTHUR, S. Z. DUNHAM; 

